Korpilklaani announce Rankarumpu and 2024 Tour
Finnish folk metal superstars Korpilklaani have announced the name and release date of their upcoming new studio album, Rankarumpu, which is due to be released on April 5th, 2024. In addition, Korpilklaani have revealed their massive touring plans for 2024, starting with an extensive UK tour with Alestorm and Heidevolk in February and March, two album release shows in Mexico on April 5th and 6th, followed by a North American tour with Visions Of Atlantis & Illumishade (feat. members of Eluveitie) in April and May, a good number of big European Summer festivals, and a European tour towards the end of the year. Korpilklaani’s twelfth studio album, Rankarumpu, is once again full of tasty folk metal and its different flavors, but it also offers new spices. Perhaps the ancient gods of joyful music have decided to bless their own sons with some new miraculous extracts? “Whenever I start writing something new, the material always finds its own path without any forcing – that stuff just comes from somewhere deep inside me, completely naturally,” states Jonne Järvelä. “Anyway, when I started to come up with the material for Rankarumpu, I set myself a goal. A couple of previous records, especially Kulkija (2018), were a bit slower as a whole, so this time I wanted to benefit from a bit faster tempos – a bit like the old Korpiklaani.” This is exactly what Rankarumpu is all about. Of course, Korpilklaani sometimes slows down and gets seriously emotional, but for the most part, Rankarumpu – as a whole, probably the band’s catchiest album to date – rushes forward at a faster pace. One of the most wonderful features of Rankarumpu is related to the folk instruments. Although Korpilklaani has done one or maybe even a couple of unforgettable things in the realm of folk metal, this time new permanent member Olli Vänskä’s violin and Sami Perttula’s accordion may surprise even die-hard fans. Rankarumpu, like the two previous records, was executed with recording/mixing engineer and producer Janne Saksa. It seems that the collaboration between the band and Saksa has reached a whole new level with Rankarumpu.
Korpilklaani North American Tour 2024 w/ Visions Of Atlantis and Illumishade:4/8/24: Reading, PA – Reverb4/9/24: New York City, NY – Gramercy Theatre4/10/24: Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall4/11/24: Montreal, QC – La Tulipe4/12/24: Ottawa, CAN – Brass Monkey4/13/24: Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre 4/14/24: Pontiac, IL – The Crofoot4/15/24: Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall4/17/24: Minneapolis, MN – Skyway Theatre4/18/24: Winnipeg, MB – Park Theatre4/19/24: Regina, SK – The Exchange4/20/24: Edmonton, AB – Starlite Room4/21/24: Calgary, AB – Dickens 4/23/24: Vancouver, WA – Rickshaw Theatre4/24/24: Seattle, WA – El Corazon4/25/24: Portland, OR – BossaNova Ballroom4/26/24: San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge4/27/24: Los Angeles, CA – 17204/28/24: San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick4/29/24: Phoenix, AZ – The Nile5/1/24: Denver, CO – Gothic Theatre5/2/24: Lincoln, NE – The Bourbon Theater5/3/24: Joliet, IL – The Forge5/4/24: Pittsburgh, PA – Mr Smalls Theatre5/5/24: Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
